New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick hinted that they could rest players in Week 17 if they secure home-field advantage throughout the playoffs with a win over the New York Jets in Week 16. "It's something we'll have to give some thought to and get as much information as possible because there are some guys that are in various states of physical health," Belichick said.

Fantasy Tip: If the Patriots are able to win this weekend over the Jets, there's a high probability that most of their starters will be rested entirely or won't play a full game. That would make using any Patriots players on FantasyScore in Week 17 very foolish.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said the Patriots are open to trades as the deadline nears Tuesday, Nov. 3. "We're always open to discussions," Belichick said. "I think everybody in the league probably knows that. Our phone lines are open. Who knows? It's hard to tell. It takes two to make a deal and it has to be the right situation and all that."

The NFL will do research into ways to add fixed cameras on all boundary lines for replay after New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick lobbied for the idea. Belichick expressed disappointment that the league didn't want to spend the money to put four cameras in the end zone to give referees better angles on replay reviews, according to a league source.

New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski's (knee) status for Week 1 has not been determined, according to head coach Bill Belichick. "I'm glad that Rob's optimistic about this situation," Belichick said. "We'll go through the week of practice and take a look at everything, everybody, and see where everybody's at and try to do what we feel like is best for the team. With all due respect to Rob -- I'm glad he feels the way he does -- but, in the end, we'll have to make the decision we feel like is best for the team and we'll do that as we go through the week."

Fantasy Tip: This could be Belichick being cautious with the team's plans for Week 1, but it is worth monitoring Gronkowski's practice status throughout the rest of the week. If Gronk is healthy and active in Week 1, he should be started.

New England Patriots DE Chandler Jones earned praise from coach Bill Belichick for his play in the Friday, Aug. 22 exhibition game. "He's a versatile player and he's very conscientious to try to do whatever we ask him to do and playing in all those different spots," Belichick said. "He's a very athletic player with good length, good playing strength so he has a lot of versatility athletically, he has a lot of versatility mentally."

Fantasy Tip: If you are earning praise from the usually quiet Belichick, chances are you're doing something right. Jones is viewed as a rising star in many circles, and if your league drafts IDP's then you may want to keep an eye on Jones as someone to pick up.

Philadelphia Eagles CB Cary Williams apologized to New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick for comments he made about the Patriots in the offseason. "I told him that I was sorry," Williams said. "I told him I respect him as a man, I respect him as a coach, I respect him as a GM. And I respect the organization. I told him I said something out of emotions, and I didn't mean that....You try to use anything to fire yourself up. I let my emotions get the best of me. I said some things I kind of regret."

New England Patriots CB Malcolm Butler drew praise from head coach Bill Belichick for his play in the team's second preseason game. "He competes hard," coach Bill Belichick said. "I'd say he's played a lot of snaps in these first two games and gotten a lot of snaps in practice [and] he competes hard every day."

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick allegedly has a copy of the New York Jets' playbook from Alabama head coach Nick Saban, who is a close friend of Jets head coach Rex Ryan. Cleveland Browns head coach Mike Pettine, who was the Jets defensive coordinator from 2009 to 2012, was the one that said Belichick might have a copy of the team's playbook. "It didn't shock me because Rex would give them out like candy anyway," Pettine said. "He gave one out to Saban and I was like, 'Don't you know Saban and Bill are pretty good friends? I have a feeling it's going to end up in New England.'"

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick denied any knowledge about a rumored scouting report on Cleveland Browns QB Johnny Manziel that was property of the Patriots and leaked onto the internet. "Well, I hate to admit this, but I don't think I've been online in a couple days or weeks or whatever, so that's not really an important thing to me," Belichick said. "I don't even know what's online, and what isn't online, but I would say we probably have - I can't even imagine - 10,000 pages of information. There's no way I'd sit up here and tell you that I've read it all. I've read a fraction of it, but we have a ton of information on all the players that are in the draft. What's online, you should go talk to the geniuses that are online. I don't know. MyFace, YourFace, InstantFace, go talk to whoever you want that does that stuff. I don't know."
The document hasn't been confirmed to be legit.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick was unhappy with Denver Broncos WR Wes Welker after he ran into Patriots CB Aqib Talib (ribs) in the AFC Championship game, which led to Talib's injury. "It was a deliberate play by the receiver to take out Aqib. No attempt to get open," Belichick said. "I'll let the league handle the discipline on that play, whatever they decide. It's one of the worst plays I've seen"

New England Patriots RB Shane Vereen (wrist) was on the practice field Thursday, Nov. 14, and is gradually increasing his workload in practice. "It's good to have him back on the field," coach Bill Belichick said Thursday before practice. "This will really be an opportunity for us to evaluate this week kind of where he is, give him some harder assignments and see how he's doing. He's been able to be active and participate but I'd say it will be a higher level competition for him this week on the practice field. As it should be, gradually escalate the intensity of it and see how it goes."

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick's contract was set to expire after the 2013 season, but sources are saying that he will stay on much longer. "He'll be coaching for a long time," the source said.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick indicated Monday, Aug. 12, that there is a "competitive situation" for the starting job between Ps Ryan Allen and Zoltan Mesko. Allen has practice squad eligibility if he is unable to win the job outright. Mesko is also the holder for extra points and field goals, which might work in his favor.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick denied a report that stated he hated free-agent QB Tim Tebow (Jets) as a football player. "Every single player has strengths and weaknesses but regardless of that, for anyone to have represented that is the way I feel about Tim Tebow is completely untrue, baseless and irresponsible," Belichick said. "It is unfortunate that something so inaccurate was reported."

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick "hates" free-agent QB Tim Tebow (Jets) as a player, according to a source. Another source was asked if Tebow had a chance to join the Patriots as a backup. "No chance. Plus they wouldn't like the circus that comes with it," the source said.

The Minnesota Vikings have said they are not interested in trading WR Percy Harvin; however, that may not stop the New England Patriots from placing a phone call. Head coach Bill Belichick has been intrigued with Harvin since his college days at Florida. Harvin even felt the Patriots would draft him. "I'm real familiar with (Belichick)," Harvin said. "He came down a bunch of times to talk to me, talk to the (Gators) team, talk to (quarterback Tim) Tebow. I've heard a lot of things (about the 2009 draft). I think if Minnesota had passed, they would have taken me."

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick refused to discuss the future of the team's free agents, including WR Wes Welker, during his season-ending press conference Monday, Jan. 21. "Now's not the time for that," Belichick said.

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan was voted the most overrated coach in the NFL, according to an anonymous midseason players poll. Of the 103 players from 27 teams who were polled, 35 voted for Ryan. New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick finished second with 16 votes, while Philadelphia Eagles head coach Andy Reid finished third with nine votes. "His coaching style is over the top," said an AFC offensive player. "Some of the things he does in front of the cameras are way over the top. You put that with the New York media and he has a pretty big reputation, I guess."

The New England Patriots had interest in St. Louis Rams RB Steven Jackson prior to his draft year in 2004. Just days before the 2004 NFL Draft, in which the Patriots held both the 21st and 32nd overall picks, the team acquired RB Corey Dillon from the Cincinnati Bengals. If the Dillon move hadn't come to fruition, the Patriots may have ended up with Jackson. Head coach Bill Belichick said he visited Jackson before the draft. "I went out there and met with him, and spent pretty much a whole day out there," Belichick said. "He was a very impressive individual. Obviously (a) big, strong kid that runs well, catches the ball very well. Very good in the passing game. I think he's probably a little underrated in that area. Good in blitz pick-up, a smart guy."

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said New York Jets QB Tim Tebow is a valuable player. "We saw him play last year. He quarterbacked that team to the playoffs, (the) Denver (Broncos)," Belichick said of Tebow. "In addition to some of the quarterbacking things, he's done a lot of other things with the Jets, so, yeah, of course he's a valuable guy."

New England Patriots WR Wes Welker clarified comments made about head coach Bill Belichick after the team's Week 5 win, saying he was trying to make a joke when he said "Yeah, it's kind of nice to stick it in Bill's face once in a while."

New England Patriots WR Wes Welker said he was happy with his 13-catch effort in Week 5, at the same time taking a shot at head coach Bill Belichick. "Yeah, it's kind of nice to stick it in Bill's face once in a while," Welker said. "So this is definitely a good one." Welker's role in the offense was limited earlier in the season.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said TE Kellen Winslow was released earlier this week due to personal reasons. "We talked about several different things," Belichick said. "At the end of that discussion, I felt that it was best that we release Kellen for personal reasons. So that's what we did."

The NFL will announce Wednesday, Sept. 26, a fine for New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. Belichick grabbed an official shortly after Week 3.

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said he tried to get an official's attention after the final play of the team's Week 3 game because he wanted a better explanation on the field goal that was ruled good after seeing his players say it was no good.

The NFL will review an incident in which New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick grabbed an official following a Week 3 loss. Belichick said he does not believe he will be fined for the incident.